Jon Schweppe argues the Valadao Supporting Newborn Parents Act ($2,000 newborn t

Jon Schweppe argues the Valadao Supporting Newborn Parents Act ($2,000 newborn tax credit, paid at the hospital rather than at next year's tax refund, phasing in at 20% so working-class households see the full benefit) is the policy lever that converts the affordability gap young mothers face — $2,743 in out-of-pocket childbirth costs for someone earning $15/hour — into a manageable reality, and so tackles America's baby bust at its fiscal pressure point without creating a new entitlement.